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Bangalore: "Yes, definitely," said R Vinay Kumar, Karnataka's captain, with a smirk on his face during the post-match press conference on Friday (March 20), on being asked whether he was bored of answering the same set of questions over and over again.
Karnataka became only the second state team after Mumbai...

Bengaluru: Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka retained the Irani Cup by defeating Rest of India by 246 runs on the fourth and penultimate day here on Friday.
Chasing a victory target of 403, Rest of India were bowled out for 156 after opening bowler Abhimanyu Mithun ripped through the top order. The...

Bengaluru: Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka tightened their grip on the five-day Irani Cup game against the Rest of India by extending their overall lead to 321 runs by stumps on the third day on Thursday.
The home team, resuming their second innings at 39 without loss, was well served by opener...

A fractured left wrist that aggravated during India A's tour of Australia last year forced Kedar Jadhav to miss the 2014-15 Duleep Trophy. He recovered in time for the Ranji Trophy, but could not follow up on his performance last year when he had become the competition's best batsman with...

Bengaluru: Rest of India managed to eke out a slender 20-run first innings lead against Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka on the second day of the five-day Irani Cup match on Wednesday to put the contest on a knife's edge.
A battling 78 (106b, 13x4) by Maharashtra's Kedar Jadhav held the Rest...

That Mayank Agarwal opened Karnataka's innings against Rest of India in the 2014-15 Irani Cup game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday (March 17) was because both KL Rahul and Shishir Bhavane were sitting out with injuries.
Agarwal was the third-highest run-getter in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which...

Varun Aaron and Mayank Agarwal attended the same college in Bangalore, but that did not stop Aaron in giving Agarwal a verbal send off after having him caught behind on the first day of the Irani Cup match between Karnataka and Rest of India (RoI) on Tuesday (March 17).
Aaron was...

Bengaluru: The likes of Robin Uthappa and Kedar Jadhav will be eyeing to resurrect their international careers, before embarking on high-octane IPL contest, when Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka and Rest of India (RoI) lock horns in the Irani Cup on Tuesday.
Karnataka's Uthappa, who closely missed the World Cup bus in...

Mumbai: Batsman Manoj Tiwary was on Thursday made captain of the Rest Of India XI which will clash with Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka for the Irani Cup, beginning March 17 in Bengaluru.
The 15-member ROI XI squad includes young batsmen Unmukt Chand, Aparajith Baba and Jiwanjot Singh.
According to a BCCI release,...

London: Former England captain Andrew Strauss found himself involved in a fresh row regarding Kevin Pietersen after making highly offensive comments about his former Test colleague while broadcasting on Saturday.
Sky Sports commentator Strauss, believing he was off the air in a break in play during the Lord's bicentenary match between...

Australia's Aaron Finch made a dashing 181 not out as MCC beat the Rest of the World by seven wickets in a oneday match celebrating the bicentenary of Lord's Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Set 294 to win, MCC finished on 296 for three with 25 balls to spare.
Australia oneday specialist Finch...

Shane Warne suffered a suspected broken hand after being struck by an unintentional beamer from former Australia team mate Brett Lee in an MCC v Rest of the World exhibition match at Lord's on Saturday.
Paceman Lee was quick to hold up his hand and offer his apologies after hitting the...

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The Sachin Tendulkarled Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) XI are playing the Shane Warneled Rest of the World XI in a 50over oneday game to celebrate the bicentenary of the Home of Cricket Lord's.
Exactly six months and 18 days...

Retired Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar said on Tuesday he is savouring the opportunity to pair up with West Indies great Brian Lara at Lord's for an exhibition match marking its 200th anniversary.
Marylebone Cricket Club in May confirmed that Lara will join an MCC XI captained by Tendulkar and also...

Manchester: West Indies legend Brian Lara on Wednesday joined fellow alltime batting great Sachin Tendulkar of India and became the latest entry in the starstudded list of players who will participate in the MCC v Rest of the World Lord's Bicentenary match on July 5.
Lara will play alongside India's Sachin...

London: Indian skipper Mithali Raj scored 67 to help Rest of the World Women's XI outplay Marylebone Cricket Club Women by 41 runs in a match arranged as part of the Lord's bicentenary celebrations.
Electing to bat, the World XI side rode on halfcenturies from Mithali and Australia captain Meg Lanning...

Sophie on voice rest
Actresssinger Sophie Choudry is enjoying playing dumb charades, thanks to voice rest advise.
"Wow! 46 hours since I last spoke. On strict voice rest! On the plus side, my dumb charades technique is improving," she posted on Twitter Monday.
The "Shaadi No. 1" actress is also planning to have...

Bangalore: Leg spinner Shreyas Gopal claimed the first hattrick of his career to guide Ranji champions Karnataka to a convincing innings and 222 runs win over Rest of India (ROI) to lift the Irani Trophy crown on the fourth and penultimate day on Wednesday.
Gopal (5 for 35) also registered his...

Bangalore: Karnataka inched closer to winning the Irani Trophy crown after Chidambaram Gautam's brilliant 122run knock guided them to a mammoth 606 in their first innings against Rest of India on the third day on Tuesday.
The total gave Karnataka a huge first innings lead of 405 runs before they reduced...

Bangalore: Rest of India captain Harbhajan Singh lauded Karnataka allrounder Stuart Binny for virtually taking the game away from his team by scoring a sparkling unbeaten century.
"Credit must go to Binny for the manner in which he batted. He took the game away from us," he told reporters at the...

Bangalore: Allrounder Sturat Binny stamped his class by hitting a sparkling unbeaten century as Karnataka took firm grip of the Irani Trophy match against Rest of India (ROI) with a 189run first innings lead here on Monday.
Binny stole the show with his 107ball 115 not out as Karnataka reached a...

Bangalore: Karnataka captain R Vinay Kumar said the opportunity to play for his home side in the Irani Cup after a long wait of 10 years had fired him and his players up for a good show. Karnataka bowled out Rest of India for a mere 201 runs and Vinay...

Bangalore: Skipper Vinay Kumar grabbed 6 for 47 and bowled Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka into a sound position against Rest of India, who were all out for 201 despite a valiant 91 by Dinesh Karthik on Day 1 of the Irani Cup here Sunday. In reply, Karnataka were 35 for...

Bangalore: Rest of India captain Harbhajan Singh doesn't want to put too much pressure on himself thinking about his national comeback although he termed each and every match as "an opportunity to do well" in order to get back into the national team.
"I don't think about being dropped. Every match...

Bangalore: Karnataka captain R Vinay Kumar said his side has an advantage over Rest of India in the Irani Cup as it has been been playing as an unit, unlike their opponents who have come together to play this oneoff match.
"Rest of India is a good side. But we have...

Chandigarh: With Indian team suffering one of its worst ODI series defeat in New Zealand recently, outoffavour batsman Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said it is important to start a tour well as it becomes difficult to get the momentum back once the chips are down.
"One thing is certain when we...

London: English cricket fans are set to get one more chance to see Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne in action at Lord's after the pair were confirmed on Wednesday as captains for a match marking the ground's 200th anniversary.
Recently retired India batting star Tendulkar will lead Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC),...

New Delhi: Senior offspinner Harbhajan Singh will get a shot at redemption while leading a 15member Rest of India squad that also includes seasoned opener Gautam Gambhir as they take on Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka in the Irani Cup match in Bangalore from February 9.
However, the two other out of...

Mumbai: Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer notched up his 48th firstclass century while Rest of India retained the Irani Cup by virtue of their first innings lead of 117 runs after their fiveday game against the 40time Ranji Trophy champions ended in a tame draw here on Sunday.
Rest, who clinched the...